On This Day: Radical feminist author shoots Andy Warhol

On June 3, 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot artist Andy Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory.

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Andy Warhol (C) stands in front of a limited edition serigraph of Princess Grace of Monaco on June 1, 1984, in Philadelphia. On June 3, 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory. File Photo by George Bilyk/UPI | License Photo

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to members of the media as he leaves the Capitol building in Washington on June 4, 2008. On this day in 2008, he surpassed the needed 2,118 delegates to become the democratic presidential nominee. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, re-elected to another seven-year term on this day in 2014, waves after speaking to the Syrian parliament in Damascus on June 6. During his speech, Assad stressed that "we will liberate every inch of Syria" from the terrorists. Photo by SANA/UPI

On this date in history:

In 1888, the comic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" was published in the Sunday edition of the San Francisco Examiner.

In 1965, Gemini IV astronaut Ed White made the first American "walk" in space. White, attached to a 25-foot cord, was outside the spacecraft for 23 minutes. He later said the order to end his spacewalk was the "saddest moment" of his life.

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In 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot artist Andy Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory. Warhol survived the shooting after a five-hour operation to repair damage to several internal organs.

In 2017, a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed people at nearby bars and restaurants, killing seven victims. Police fatally shot the attackers and the Islamic State claimed credit for both attacks.